Why can't my generator move?

Sparky said:
I think my pipe most resembles the A-8291-B which is second from the top.
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To my eye it looks more like the top one. But then, you're a lot closer to it than i am.

I believe the dates shown correspond to the three generators used on the model A - Powerhouse (top), "long nose" (second) and "short nose" (third).
Your generator is a short nose. If your car is a 1928 model, it probably had the Powerhouse generator originally.
 
the '29s connection seems tight at best, but I had the better luck using the earlier Powerhouse tube rather than the one-size-fits-all since it has more clearance designed into it.
 
Wonder who started the rumor about a "Powerhouse pipe"?


There is no such thing. The lower pipe is made for 1928-1929, or 1930-1931.


The 28-9 radiator should have the bottom outlet pointing slightly outward and the pipe should match it. The pipe should have the bend down low, and not near the center, as the 30-1 pipe does. Your pipe and angle look wrong to me.
 
I don't know if anyone started a "rumor", but that seems to be the way the suppliers describe them. For example here is the description from Snyders:
 

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well to add to the rumor mill, doesn't the lower radiator hose on the '29 get twisted a tiny amount when connected to the pipe, whereas on the 30-31 the connection is a complete straight shot into the lower tank?
 
ericr said:
well to add to the rumor mill, doesn't the lower radiator hose on the '29 get twisted a tiny amount when connected to the pipe, whereas on the 30-31 the connection is a complete straight shot into the lower tank?
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Not with the right pipe.


Bob
 

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Thanks for the picture Bob, I think that pipe will solve my problem. Very nice looking engine, is it yours?
 
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